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About borderslynn

Retired, living in the Scottish Borders after living most of my life in cities in England. I can now indulge my interest in all aspects of living close to nature in a wild landscape. I live on what was once the Iapetus Ocean which took millions of years to travel from the Southern Hemisphere to here in the Northern Hemisphere. That set me thinking and questioning and seeking answers. In 1998 I co-wrote Millennium Countdown (US)/ A Business Guide to the Year 2000 (UK) see https://www.abebooks.co.uk/products/isbn/9780749427917

America: Michael Moore Perspective

Posted on July 23, 2024 by borderslynn

I thought Michael Moore’s recent Substack was interesting, and here present an extract: Michael Moore provides view of liberal America:

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Double use oil trucks: food contamination

Posted on July 21, 2024 by borderslynn

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cml2kr9wkdzo Transporting cooking oil in contaminated fuel trucks was said to have been so widespread it was considered an “open secret” in the industry, according to one driver quoted by the newspaper. We require strict regulation throughout the world for … Continue reading →

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Toxic Tampons

Posted on July 18, 2024 by borderslynn

Lead, for which there is no “safe” level of exposure, was found in each of the 60 tampon samples, which were made up major and own-brands bought in New York, London, and Athens. My granddaughter asked me what I thought, … Continue reading →

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Offending Nature

Posted on July 18, 2024 by borderslynn

Why must we be blinkered humans, stumbling through with trial and error, rarely learning from our mistakes? We complain that we have over 7 billion people on the planet and that we don’t have enough to feed and shelter us … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged disease, ecosystem, Farming, human frailty, husbandry, livestock, pathogens, pharmaceuticals, poisons, scavenger, veterinarian, vulture | Leave a comment

Boreal Forest (taiga):consequences of permafrost melt

Posted on June 26, 2024 by borderslynn

A starting point for understanding more about the ancient pristine carbon sink boreal forest of the northern hemisphere is to read through the following link: https://www.treehugger.com/fascinating-facts-about-the-boreal-forest-4858782 We humans are now into the final phase of destroying our planet, we are … Continue reading →

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Factory farming industry and climate change

Posted on June 25, 2024 by borderslynn

Here in the UK factory farming was less common in the past, but it has grown just recently in the production of livestock. Typical campaign in the UK: “©CIWF OUR CAMPAIGNS FACTORY FARMING MAP FACTORY FARMS ARE RISING ACROSS THE … Continue reading →

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Beaver Past and Present: Recovery of natural water balance

Posted on June 24, 2024 by borderslynn

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged beavers, dust bowl, ecosystem, human destruction, human error, hunting to extinction, hydro electric dams, hydrology, imbalance, land protection, protecting soil, rotation of crops, soil erosion, Vigliotti, water | Leave a comment

Building in Resilience to Climate Catastrophe

Posted on June 24, 2024 by borderslynn

After wildfires destroyed homes across California, innovative, but expensive, intensely fire-resistant homes have been designed. Some are already in place in the still sparsely rehomed community of Paradise. These are modular, pre clad built homes and 12 month round produce … Continue reading →

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Green, green grass of home

Posted on June 11, 2024 by borderslynn

In the book, ‘Before It’s Gone’ by Jonathan Vigliotti, I read of the consequences of extensive loss of whole communities in Western States of America, plus the memorable loss of the old community of Lahaina in Hawaii, due to out … Continue reading →

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US: Social Democracy coinciding with Jim Crow

Posted on May 20, 2024 by borderslynn

In the US, after WWII, the way to peaceful coexistence between North and Southern States was to exclude any benefit to African Americans, despite their contribution during World War II. https://www.history.com/news/black-soldiers-world-war-ii-discrimination The Republican Right had been opposed to Franklyn D … Continue reading →

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About borderslynn

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